Sunday, November 20, 2011

Lights From Off Camera Flashes and Christmas Trees, With Some Guest Appearances from Violins and Ducks

And now, to bring my daily photography up to date...

It took me awhile, but on the 17th I finally decided I should take a photograph of my new guitar. It was the first thing (besides necessary food) that I purchased once I moved to Belfast. The guitar is nothing special...I don't mean anything negative by that, it plays well and sounds good, but it just seems to be your standard, tad better than amateur acoustic guitar. I really wanted to bring my Danelectro with me, but travelling light was necessary, and my beloved guitar would have taken up too much room.

I really enjoyed taking this shot. It was much more technical than many of my daily photographs. I shot it through the viewfinder of my Kodak Duaflex. Any chance to shoot TTV makes me happy. But on top of that, I used an off camera flash that was triggered from the other side of a door so that the little translucent window on the door would diffuse and spread the light. There was much careful positioning with much trial and error before this shot was perfected...I love the glare and spots of light...

There are a few street musicians in the middle of the city that are fairly ingenious. In an attempt to reach further with their beautiful violin playing, they have attached what resembles a piece of an old bugle to their violins. The picture doesn't make it easy to see exactly how they did this, but I've been trying for awhile to get a good shot of one of these guys and their inventions...they always escape my camera, so I will just have to manage with this photo from behind...

The 19th of November marked the first day of the Christmas season for Belfast. Thousands of people gathered in the dark city, around what was a dark Christmas tree, waiting for the moment that all the Christmas lights would be turned on. A countdown started just a couple seconds before 7pm, and once the voices reached "one", the whole city became illuminated with twinkling lights of all different colors and sizes. This photo was taken just a second after the lights went on...

This morning was the type of morning that requires a nice walk by a river or some similar body of water. So we obeyed. We grabbed cameras and sweatshirts and made our way to Lagan Meadows. It is a wonderful place to spend a cool but sunny morning. Or at least all dog-owners think so...and that right there is enough reason to go, mass quantities of adorable dogs...sadly, neither of these are dogs...

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I am 25 years old and married to a pretty awesome girl that allows me to do all the cooking so long as she can do all the baking. We are vegetarians that are in the process of going vegan. We do our best to cook and bake everything from the most basic of ingredients while an incarnation of a Dick Lucas band is playing in the background. If I am not shooting photography or cooking, I can most likely be found in the woods. Be it the Appalachian Trail or just at the closest nature preserve, I feel most at ease when surrounded by trees. I also spend a decent amount of time writing music, playing music and reading. Some form of writing by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is never too far from me.